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June 18, 2020June 18, 2020

Undersized Airways May Explain Why Some Nonsmokers Develop COPD

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Having small airways compared to lung size may contribute to the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in many non-smokers, a retrospective study has found. The finding broadens understanding of ... Read more

June 16, 2020June 16, 2020

Lung Denervation System Named FDA Breakthrough Device

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Nuvaira‘s Lung Denervation System, under clinical investigation for its use in treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), has been designated a breakthrough device by the U.S. Food and Drug ... Read more

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020

MUSC Resumes Clinical Trial Testing Targeted Lung Denervation

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Following a stop due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) has become the first medical center to restart the AIRFLOW-3 clinical trial, which is ... Read more

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020

Lung Patients’ Improvement Amid UK Lockdown Spurs Call to Reduce Air Pollution

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As air pollution levels fall in the wake of widespread lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic, one in six U.K. residents with lung conditions report improving symptoms. More than ... Read more

June 4, 2020June 4, 2020

Stem Cell Therapy Benefits Patients with Severe Inflammation, Trial Data Show

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Remestemcel-L, Mesoblast’s lead candidate stem cell therapy for inflammatory diseases, improves lung function and exercise capacity in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and a high degree of inflammation, ... Read more

June 2, 2020June 2, 2020

COPD, Smoking Increase Death Risk in COVID-19 Patients, Study Says

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Smokers and people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are more likely to develop severe complications and die from COVID-19 infections than infected patients who do not smoke or have ... Read more

May 28, 2020May 28, 2020

Overweight COPD Patients at Greater Risk of Contracting COVID-19, Study Suggests

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People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who are overweight have increased levels of the protein that the SARS-CoV-2 virus — the virus that causes COVID-19 — uses to get ... Read more

May 21, 2020May 21, 2020

COPD Seen to Raise Risk of Lung Cancer in Non-smokers

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is linked to a higher risk of lung cancer in people who never smoked. In fact, their risk is equivalent to current or former ... Read more

May 14, 2020May 14, 2020

Zephyr Valve Eases Breathlessness in Severe Emphysema, Trial Analysis Shows

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Pulmonx’s Zephyr Endobronchial Valve significantly reduces breathlessness and improves physical activity and quality of life in people with severe emphysema, a post-hoc analysis of clinical trial data shows. The ... Read more

May 7, 2020May 7, 2020

Expansion of Unusual Stem Cell Subsets May Drive COPD Progression, Study Suggests

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People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have three unusual stem cell subsets in their lungs that, together, seem to contribute to the inflammation, tissue scarring, and excessive mucus ... Read more

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